Oil-burner.



Q. S. DAVIS.

OIL BURNER.

APPLICATION FILED mum, 190s.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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O. S. DAVIS.

OIL BURNER. APPLICATION FILED MAR.6, 190s.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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'jam'x anoeul'oz oREoN STAUNTON DAVIS, or ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA: 0

Y OIL-BURNER.

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Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

I Application filed March 6, 1908. Serial No. %19,532.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OREON STA NTON DAvIs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anaheim, inthe county of Orange and State of California, have invented a new and sectional view taken on the line 3-3J of Fig. 2. Fig'. 4 is a similar view taken on i the line i-fl of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an end eleuseful Oil-Burner, of which the following is I a specification. r v I This invention relates to oil burners for paratively simple andtho'roughly efficient device of thischaracter especially designed for burning crude oil, petroleum and other hydrocarbon oils.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hydrocarbon burner including a retort or vaporizer having ajsteam generator assoclated therewith and through which the volatile gases or distillates pass on their way to the burner tip, the latter being so constructed as to spread or deflect .thefiame laterally to the opposite ends of the combustion chamber thereby to uniformly heat the same; V

A further object is to provide ,the retort or vaporizing tube with a pan or trough adapted to receive 'thecrude petroleum or other hydrocarbon oil as the latter is fed from a tank or other suitable source of supply, there being a similar water containing pan or trough arranged within the steam generating retort, said troughs being removable through openings in the ends-of the retorts so as to permit the'troughs to be tube 10 lnto the tube 9.

emptiedand cleaned when necessary. 7

A still further object of the invention is generally to improve this class of devices so as to increase their utility, durability and efficiency as well as to reduce the cost of manufacture.

Further objects and advantages will appear in the following description, it being understood that various changes in form, proportions and minor detalls of construction may be resorted to within the's'cope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming apart of this specification: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hydrocarbon'burner construct 7 ed in accordance with my invention showing the same arranged within the combustion chamber ofia cooking stove. Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional view of the same partly in elevation. Fig.3 is a transverse sectional vi of the burner tip.

Slmilarnumerals of reference 1nd1cate cor- I responding parts in all of'the figures of the stoves, furnaces and other 'heatmg appara- We and has for its object to provide a comdrawings.-

The hydrocarbon burner forming the subjectmatter of the present invention is principally designed for use in connection with heating or cooking stoves, furnaces and similar heating apparatus and by way of illustration is shown in connection with a cooki'ngstove of'the ordinary construction in which 5 designates the body of the stove, 6 the combustion chamber and 7 the draft pipe or chimney communicating with the combustion chamber in the usual manner.

The device consists of spaced horizontally disposed tubes 8 and 9 one of which constitutes a retort or fuel vaporizerand the other a steam generator, said tubes being disposed .within the combustion chamber and each Arranged within the fuel vaporizer or tube 8- is an elongated pan or trough 11,

adapted to receive crude petroleum or other hydrocarbon oil, the latter being fed through a pipe ll from a tank or other suitable source of supply, therebeing a valve 12 in thefsupply pipe 11 by means of which the quantity of oil] admitted i to the pan or troughimay be regulated at will.

1 Attention' is here called. to the fact that the upper longitudinal edges of the pan 11 are spaced from the adjacent walls of the retort 8-s'o as to permit the Volatile gases generated in the tube 8 to pass from the latter throughthe connecting pipe 10 to the lower tube ,Disposed, within the tube 9 is a pan or trough ,12l'similar in 'COHSiZIHCtlOH to the pan l1 and adapted to receive a quantity of water, the latter being heated by the gases from the retort 8 and also by the flame from the burner tip 18 and the resulting steam together with the gas discharged through said burner tip. The burner tip 13 is provided with an enlarged head having a threaded shank 1 which engages a correspondingly threaded opening formed in the tube 9, there being a transverse slot 15 formed in the head of the burner tip and intersected by a vertical opening 16 disposed beneath and in vertical alinement with a deflector 17 The deflector 17 is slidably mounted on and adjustable longitudinally with respect to the tube 8, said deflector having a curved arm or hook 18 which em' braces the tube 8 and by means of which the deflector is suspended from said tube. The lower or active face of the deflector is concave and'provided with a central transverse rib 19 conforming to and preferably formed integral with the concave face of the deflector said rib being substantially triangular in cross section so as to split the flame from the burner tip and deflect the same laterally towards the opposite ends ofthe fire box, a portion of the flame also being deflected downwardlybeneath the fuel vaporizer S by reason of the concave face of the deflector. A set screw 10 is threaded in the deflector for engagement with the e):- terior wall of the fuel vaporizer or tube 8 so that by manipulating the screw the deflector may be centered with respect to the burner tip.

it will here be noted that the slot or channel 15 in the head of the burner tip serves to assist in directing the flame from the burner tip longitudinally of the tubes 8 and 9 to the opposite ends of the combustion chamber while the concave face of the defiector 17 serves to spread the flame laterally at said burner tip thereby to effectually heat the entire area of said combustion chan'iber.

The outer or extended end of the tube 8 is provided with a cap 20 which forms a closure for the adjacent end of the tube, said closure being detachable to permit the removal of the trough or pan 11 when it is desired to empty or clean the same. The cap or closure 20 is locked in position on the end of the tube by means of a clamping member 21 having oppositely disposed inwardly extending lugs 22 which engage an annular flange or shoulder 23 formed on the end of the tube 8, the cap being forced in engagement with the tube by an adjusting screw 24 which engages a correspondingly threaded opening formed in the clamping member with its terminal bearing against the cap 20.

The outer end of the lower tube 9 is spaced. inwardly from the tube 8 and is provided with interior threads for engagement with a correspondingly threaded plug 5), which latter constitutes a closure and is provided with an angular head for engagement with a wrench or other tool when it is desired to remove the same.

in operation the retort 8 is initially heated in any suitable manner, after which the *alve 12 is moved to open position so as to allow a small quantity of oil to flow through the pipe ll into the pan or trough 11. the water being fed to the pan 12 through a suitable supply pipe 2:; provided with a controlling valve 26. The volatile gases arising from the oil in the pan 8 pass through the pipe 10 into the tube or retort 9 thus heating the water in the pan or trough 1; and generating stcann which latter together with the heated gas from the retort are forced under pressure through the burner and ignited in any suitable mauncr. The heavy hydrocarbons will be precipitated to the bottom oi the pan 1.1 and atlcr he lattor has become partially filled, said pan may he removed and cleaned by dclaching the '1lamping member 21 and removing the pan through the open end of the tube. in the manner before stated.

The pan or trough 12 not only forms a receptacle for the water but also serves to rcceive any precipitation of lime. soda, allialine or other impurities in the odor so as to prevent the same from clogging or othcn wise obstructing the bur cr tip.

lt will thus be seen that the pan or trough 11 may be removed and. emptied when necessary by letaching the clamping member 21 and closure 20. while. the pan 12 may be removed by unscrewing the plug fl.

By having the deflector s idably mounted on the exterior wall of the retort or generator, said deflector may be moved longitudinally on the tube 8 to inoperative position so thatthe burner tip may be exposed and readily clmaned should the latter tor any reason become clogged or otherwise obstructed. This adjustment oil the deflector also permits the rib 19 to be centered will: respect to the burner tip. in the manner bc fore stated.

In Fig. G of the drawings there is illustrated a. modified .torm oi. burner tip in which the exterior suriiacc oi the tube ll is formed with an elongated depres ion 2b which corresponds with the spreading channel l5 and is intersected by a. vertical opening or orifice 27 to permit the yassagc of steam and gas from the lower retort 9.

if desired, the water pan in the lower rotort or generator 9 may be dispcnscd with and said retort used as a supcrhealcr without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing description it is thought that the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood by curved to conform to the concave those skilled ilrthe art and further descrip-' posed above the jet, said deflector having its lower face concaved and providedwitha spreading rib. i I

2. A hydrocarbon burner including communicating retorts disposed one below and to one side of the vertical axis of the other, a burner jet conrmunicating withone of the retorts, and a deflector carried by the other retort and disposed above the jet, saiddeflector having its lower faceconcaved and provided with a transverse spreading rib.

3. A hydrocarbon burner including communicating retorts one of which constitutes a fuel vaporizer and the other a steam generator, a burner tip communicating within the interior of the'steam generator, and a deflector carried by the fuel vaporizer'and disposed above the burner tip, said. deflector having its lower facecancaved and provided with a depending spreading rib face of said deflector. V

4. A hydrocarbon burner including communicating retorts one of which constitutes a fuel vaporizer and the other a steam generator, an oil pan disposed within the 'fuel vaporizer, a water pan arranged within the generator, a burner tip communicating with the fuel vaporizer.

the interior of the generator, and a deflector carried by and adjustable longitudinally of 5. A hydrocarbon burner including communicating retorts each having one end thereof open audits opposlte end closed, one

of said retorts' constituting a fuel vaporizer and the other a steam generatorffluid receiving troughs disposed within the retorts, a burner jet communicating with the interior of the steam generator, removable closures for the open ends of the retorts, and a deflector carriedv by and adjustable longitudinally of the fuel vaporizer.

6. A hydrocarbon burner including communicatmg retorts one of which is dlsposed below and to one side of the vertical axis of the other, an oil receiving trough disposed within the upper retort, a water trough arranged within the lower retort, a burner communicating with the interior of the lower retort above the water trough, a deflector carried by the upper retort and disposed. above the burner jet, means for supplying oil to thetrough of the upper retort, and

means for supplying fluid to the water receiving trough. a i

municating retorts, one of which is disposed below and to one side of the vertical aXis of the other, an oiltrough arranged within the upper retort, a water trough disposed within the lower retort, a burner jet communieating with the interiorof the lower retort, a deflector slidably mounted on the upper retort and provided with a spreading rib disposed above the burner tip, a valved pipe for supplying oil to the upper trough, and a similar pipe for supplying water to the trough of the lower retort.

8. A hydrocarbon burner including communicating retorts, a burner jet communicating with the interior of one of the retorts and provided-with a transverse channel intersected by a-vertical orifice, a deflector carried by the other retort and disposed abovethe orifice, and means for adjusting said deflector laterally and longitudinally with respect to said retort. I

9. A hydrocarbon burner including spaced tubes connected by an inclined pipe and each having one end thereof closed and its opposite end open, one of said tubes constituting a fuel vaporizer and the other a steam generator,.an oil receiving trough arranged within the vaporizer, a liquid receiving troughfdisposed within the steam generator, a burner tip communicating with i the interior of the steam generator, a deflector secured to. the fuel vaporizer and disposed above the burner tip, means for supplying fluid to said troughs, closures for the open ends of thetubes, and means for centering thedeflector with respect to the burner tip.

'10. A hydrocarbon burner including A spaced tubes one of which is disposed below and to one side of the vertical axis of the other tube, sa dtubes being connected by an in lined pipe and each having one end thereofclo sed and its opposite end open, elongated fluid-receiving troughs disposed within the tubes and having their upper edges spaced from the interior Walls thereof, a burner jet communicating with the interior of one of the tubes, a deflector slidably mounted on the other tube and having one end thereof provided with a curved arm for suspending the deflector from said tube, the oppositeend of the deflector being concaved and provided with a spreading rib, a screw carried by the deflector for centering the rib with respect to the burner tip, a valved pipe for supplying oil to the trough of the upper tube, a similar pipe for supplying water to the trough of the lower tube, closures for the open ends of the tubes, and means for lockingone of the closures in operative position. I

I 11. A hydrocarbonv burner including coinmunicating retorts, a burner jet communi- 7 V cating with one of the retorts, a deflector c 7. A hydrocarbon burner including comi carried by the other retort and provided 10 mg rib, and means carried by the deflector t I j r and engaging the walls of the adjacent retort for centering the rib with respect to the burner tip.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as in own 1 have hereto afl ixed 1n si nature 1:3

in the presence of two witnesses.

OREUN STAUNTON DAVIS. Witnesses L. A. EVANS, ERWIN BARR, 

